During Tuesday's interview, Ryan also laid out his priorities for Congress once Trump takes office. Those priorities include "reforming our tax code," which he called a "special interest cesspool," as well as "Obamacare relief."

Calling the Affordable Care Act a huge "government takeover," Ryan repeated calls for it to be replaced, but said he supports certain aspects of it — such as letting parents keep their children on their health insurance until age 26 and making sure that patients with pre-existing conditions can get access to affordable health care.

Trump expressed support for those provisions shortly after the election.

"A Better Way," the plan laid out by Ryan and the House GOP in June, also includes provisions that aim to protect patients with pre-existing conditions and allow dependents up to age 26 to stay on their parents' plan.

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